[Image: Brahman Champ]St. Landry Parish 4-H'ers who have registered to show livestock animals will receive this newsletter, which will inform them of upcoming activities as well as provide helpful suggestions for caring for their animals. This August 2009 newsletter contains nformation about dates to remember, project possession and hardships, new livestock exhibitors, Sugarcane Livestock Show, 4-H enrollment, state entry fee increases and the State Fair of Louisiana.
August 2009
Welcome
It’s that time of year again! I hope everyone is getting ready for the 2009-2010 Livestock Show Season! The next livestock meeting will be held Monday, August 17, 2009 at the Extension Office for 6:00pm. Club meetings will begin in September. Don’t forget to join 4-H at your school as soon as possible when school begins. Even though you were a member this past school year and were enrolled in livestock, you MUST fill out another enrollment card. If you do not have a 4-H Club at your school, please be sure to stop by the extension office to fill out an enrollment card to be a Member at Large. Failure to follow these guidelines will prohibit you from participating in the fall. I am enclosing in the attached file the State Fair of Louisiana Entry Form and the Sugarcane Entry Form. These forms are due back to me in the office by September 1st. Please feel free to call or email me with any questions you may have.
Dates To Remember
Livestock Meeting………………………………………………………August 17
Steer Validation……………………………………….. ……………………..August 10-15
State Fair of Louisiana Entry Forms Due…………………………………...September 1
Sugarcane 4-H Livestock Show and Sale Forms Due……………………..September 1
Beef and Dairy Commercial Heifers, Market Lambs, ………………………November 2-7
Commercial Ewes, Market Goats, & Commercial Does Validation
Possession of Breeding Beef, Sheep, Goat, & Dairy………………………November 7
Jim Bowie Livestock Show……………………………………………..…….November 20-21
Possession of Breeding Swine…………………………………………...…..December 1
Market Hog Validation……………………………………………………..….December 1-5
Parish Livestock Show………………………………………………………...January 29-30
Acadiana District Livestock Show……………………………………………February 3-6
State Livestock Show…………………………………………………………..TBA
Project Possession/Hardship
Exhibitors must have animals in their possession and under their personal care. Exhibitors must have their animal in possession and housed on exhibitors’ family property (owned, rented, or leased) and must be under the exhibitor’s daily care (feeding and management). IF FOR SOME REASON YOUR ANIMAL IS NOT IN POSSESSION AS INDICATED ABOVE (HOUSED ON SOMEONE ELSE’S PROPERTY, ETC.) THEN YOU MUST COMPLETE THE “4-H/FFA LIVESTOCK PROJECT POSSESSION/HARDSHIP.
New Livestock Exhibitors
If you know any first year exhibitors who are planning to show in the upcoming fall shows, have them contact the 4-H office as soon as possible. They must be added to the mailing list to begin sending them the newsletter.
2009 Sugarcane 4-H Livestock Show
Enclosed is the entry from for the Sugarcane Livestock Show. The Show will be held September 24-26. Please be sure to fill out the entry form and return to me by September 1st. Please make checks payable to the St. Landry 4-H Livestock Fund. I did not enclose rabbit entry forms. If you are interested in one, please contact me by September 1st as well.
Join 4-H
Remember to join 4-H for the 2009-2010 School Year. There’s more to do than just livestock. 4-H University, Challenge Camp, Jr. Leaders, 4-H Camp, LOST Camp, Horse Club, Fall Activity Day, Job Interview Contest, Achievement Day are just to name a few!
2010 State Entry Fee Increase
There has been a fee increase for the 2010 State Livestock Show. Fees have not increased in over six years and with this increase will make the state show more inline with fees being charged at other major shows. Fees that are collected are put directly back into premiums. Entry fee collections have averaged $50,000 over the past three years and pay out is over $100,000 in regular premiums each year. Regular premiums do not include division or champion premiums which are paid out of collected foundation funds. With this increase, State Show will still pay out more premiums than they collect; however it will decrease the amount of state funds being used to fund premiums.
Below are the increases for the 2010 State Show
Market Steer/Breeding & Commercial Beef $25/head
Dairy Breeding & Commercial $25/head
Market Hogs/Breeding Swine $20/head
Market Lambs/Breeding & Commercial Sheep $20/head
Market Goat/Breeding & Commercial Goats $20/head
Broilers $10/pen
Exhibition Birds $3/bird
Grooming Chutes Cattle, Sheep, & Goat $15 Beef/$10 Sheep & Goat
State Fair of Louisiana
Be sure to visit the State Fair of Louisiana Website at www.statefairoflouisiana.com. Entry forms must be postmarked by September 7th. I am enclosing the schedule and entry form for the State Fair. Forms are due back to me by September 1st. Exhibitors of animals in beef, dairy, goats, and sheep breeding classes are required to be in continuous possession and ownership from July 1, 2009, and such animals must have been fed and fitted by the exhibitor from date of possession.
Exception: Beef and Dairy animals born after January 1 during the year of the Fair must be in possession by August 15, 2009. Date of possession for breeding swine is August 1, 2009, and such animals must have been fed and fitted by the exhibitor from date of possession.
Date of possession for breeding swine is August 1, 2009, and such animals must have been fed and fitted by the exhibitor from date of possession. Registration papers must be available upon demand. No dual ownership: exhibitors shall be allowed to show only animals registered in their name-one name only. Animals shall be entered in only one name only and that name is the name of the exhibitor who owns and shows the animal and whose name is recorded on the registration certificate.
Market goats, lambs, commercial does, commercial dairy, commercial ewes, and commercial heifers, and markets heifers DNA envelopes and information card must have been sent to the State Fair Office by July 15. Market and Commercial Swine must be sent in by August 15th.